Check, deposit, and remittance tray



W. F. SCHNELL. CHECK, DEPOSIT, AND'REMITIANCE TRAY.

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WILLIAM F. SCENE-LL, OF KALISPELL, IIIONTANA.

CHECK, DEPOSIT, AND REMITTANGE TRAY.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 5, 1921.

Application filed July 20, 1920. Serial No. 397,646.

To all whom it may concern:

7 Be it known that I, l/VILLIAM F. SoHNnLL, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Kalispell, in the county of Flathead and State ofMontana, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Check,Deposit, and Remittance Trays, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to check, deposit and remittance trays,especially adapted for use in banking institutions.

Objects of the invention are to provide a tray for retaining thedeposits, checks, etc, in an orderly manner for increasing accuracy andreducing work to a minimum; to provide a tray whichrwill support thecontents in a plane best adapted to be read when the tray is resting ona horizontal base; and to provide a tray from which the contents can beexpeditiously removed, at the same time providing a simply constructedand durable device.

The above and other objects of this invention will be in part describedand in part understood from the following description of the presentpreferred form of the invention, wherein, in the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1, is a perspective view of a tray constructed in accordance withthis invention.

Fig. 2, is a longitudinal sectional view of the same.

Fig. 3, is a top plan view thereof.

Fig. 4, is a transverse sectional view taken on the line 4-4 of Fig. 3,and looking in the direction of the arrows.

Fig. 5, is a perspective view of the remittance tray per 86.

Fig. 6, is a top plan view of the same.

Fig. 7, is a transverse sectional view taken on the line 7-7 of Fig. 6,and

Fig. 8, is a fragmentary vertical sectional view of the form of trayshown in Fig. 5 and illustrating the manner in which the margins thereofare rolled over.

The tray as shown in the form disclosed in Figs. 1, 2, 3, and 4 of thedrawings is indicated by the numeral 1, and consists of a base 2, havingside walls 3 outstanding therefrom. It will be observed that the walls 3gradually taper toward the rear of-the tray and are integrally connectedwith an inclined rear wall 4. An inclined front wall 5 extends acrossthe front of the tray and is integrally connected with the walls 3. Ar-

constitutes the wall 12 continuing the blank downwardly beyond the floorof the compartments 7 and 8, then upwardly at right angles to the wall12, as indicated at 13, thence downwardly at right angles to the part 4,as indicated at 14, and finally merg ing into the rear wall 4 with whichit is integrally formed. In this way an inverted V shape floor isprovided. Upon reference to Fig. 2 of the drawing it will be observedthat the bottoms of the compartments 7 and 8 incline rearwardly so thatthe contents thereof will be held in an angular position when the trayis on a horizontal base.

Portions of the front wall 5 are removed to provide an opening 15 in thecompartment 7 and an opening 16 in the compartment 8 to facilitateremoval of the contents of said compartments. For a similar purpose anopening 17 is formed between the compartments 9 and 10 at the jointureof the parts 13 and 14 thereof.

Feet 18 are secured to the base 2 to support the tray in a slightlyelevated position and to prevent the tray from marring its supportingbase.

In use of this form of the invention, deposits are placed face up incompartment 8. As soon as the deposits are posted on the ledger postingmachine they are removed from said compartment 8 and placed face down inthe compartment 7. Similarly checks are placed in the compartment 9 andafter having been posted are transferred to the compartment 10 andplaced face down. By angularly constructing the bottoms of thecompartments 7 and 8 as also the bottoms of the compartments 9 and 10,the contents of these compartments will be held in the desired angularposition with respect to the eyes of the user when the tray is placedupon a horizontal support, which is usually the case when used inconjunction with a ledger posting machine.

The remittance tray shown in Figs. 5, 6,

7 and 8, consists of two compartments 9 and 10 which correspond to thecompartments 9 and 10, in the form of the invention shown in Figs. 1, 2,3 and ll It will be observed however that side walls 3 have their upperand lower margins rolled over as indicated at 19 and shown to advantagein Fig. 8. By rolling the upper marginsover in this way sharp edges.will be eliminated,-and the tray reinforced. Theirolled over portionsof the lower margin will serve to better support the tray and reduce'possibility of marring the supporting base .to aminimum. V

The remittance tray is used in the same manner as the compartments 9'andl0 and is especially adapted to use in bank remittance work andwork of asimilar character where the operator of an adding machine, bookkeepingmachine, etc., lists checks or other items.

It is to be understood that I have above described the preferredconstruction of this invention and the preferred manner o'f use of thesame, but I am aware that changes may be made in the device and inthe-uses therefor without departing. from the spirit and scope of theinvention. I desire to em- V A tray of the class described includingside walls connected at the rear bya. rear wall, the lower margins ofthe side walls being turned inwardly to provide a base, a floor arrangedbetween said side walls, said floor being inclined upwardly andterminating approximately midway the ends of said side walls, and ablank one end of which has:

its inception at the upper margins of the side walls, at a point abovesaid'floor, ex-

tends downwardly at an inclination pastthe rear end of the floor and isengaged with the latter, said blank'being' extendedup wardly and thendownwardly, in substantially inverted !-shape and engaged with said rearwall.

in presence of two witnesses.

. WILLIAMJZF. .soHNELL.

'Witnesses: I

HANS WALoHLr, D. L. SORIBNER.

In testimony whereof I signature

